Travel & Exploration

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. First. Hardcover. 319 pp, ill. The East India company ruled over one fifth of the world's population and became the greatest military power in Asia. This is an interesting history of the Company - its rise and eventual fall. Fine in near fine jacket. More

Cairo: National Printing Department, 1904. First. Orig. Printed Boards. with proposals for the improvement of that river. to which is added a report upon Lake Tsana and the Rivers of the Eastern Soudan by Mr. Dupuis. 196 pp. Profuse ill., folding maps, and folding plans, folding ill. plus large section of appendices. More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. First. Hardcover. 264 pp, ill incl many in colour. Moghul is the name that British and other European explorers gave to the Indian rules who had amassed great wealth and were noted rulers. Author and his wife spent 6 months in India and Pakistan travelling in... More

Kent: Spellmount, 1992. First. Hardcover. The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903-1991. Story of the Honourable East India Company and the two armies which it spawned. 379 pp, ill. Fine in near fine dj. More

London: James Madden & Co, 1841. First. Hardcover. 308 pp, appendices, large folding map in front pocket. The author, one of three brothers, traveled through an area of British controlled Central Asia that lay east of Simla. One of the earliest works on high altitude travel (although they never made... More

London: John Murray, 1846. First. Hardcover. with an account of the seizure and defence of Jallalabad. 2 vol in one: 182 & 145 pp. Second part of the book is Letters from Madrad during the years l836 and 1839 by a Lady. This is vol XVII (complete in itself) in... More

Chicago and Philadelphia: L P Miller, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. The Paladin of the Nineteenth Century. A succinct and correct history of the travels and explorations of Henry M Stanley, his perilous march to find Livingstone, his explorations on the Congo, his wonderful work in the Congo state, together with... More

Rhodesia: National Publications Trust, 1959. First. Hardcover. 267 pp, ill in b/w & col. Paintings and descriptions by Goodall and a group of other respected scholars. Published for the trust by Chatto and Windus. This large format heavy book is a solid vg+, the vg jacket has two pieces of... More

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. Gordon-Cumming, C F. First. Half Leather. Two volumes. Vol 1: 438 pp, ill, folding map in rear. Vol 2: 442 pp, ill, index in rear. Recollections of life in what was then considered a tropical paradise. One of the basic collectible books on Ceylon... More

London: John Murray, 1895. First. Pinkish Cloth Over White Cloth. in the Afghan and Hindu highlands of the Punjab. A Contrast. 269 pp, profuse ill (many with tissue guards, folding mpa in rear. A look at the peoples and the country in the Indian highlands and Himalayan uplands. VG+ in... More

London: W Bulmer, 1801. First Edition. Hardcover. or the Isle of France and the neighbouring islands, from their first discovery to the present time composed principally from the papers and memoirs of Baron Grant who resided twenty years on the island, by his son Charles Grant. 571 pp, 2 large... More

London: Horace Marshall, 1901. First. Set in Zippered Leather Pouch. 271 pp. LACKING MAP in rear. Original board cover with map of E Africa has been set in leather pouch. Little better than a reading copy. More

London: Pall Mall Press, 1967. First. Hardcover. 179 pp. Amn interesting look at a country that always throughout history seems to have been a focal point in east-west conflicts. Fine in near fine jacket. Hard to believe "this country is breaking through from the middle ages right into the 20th century." More

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1900. McCormick, A.D. First. Hardcover. 377 pp, profuse ill. Large colored folding map in rear. The first traverse of Africa from North to South. 377 pp., ill. Large colored folding map in rear. Highly regarded and important work of travel, hunting and adventure. Lovely, near fine... More

New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers Univ Press, 1970. Second Printing. Hardcover. 687 pp, 19 maps, notes, index. End paper maps. Early history of the steppe nomads of Central Asia. Hailed as a masterpiece when the French ed. appeared in 1939, this Engl ed has been enjoyed by many wanting to know... More

London: Longmans Green, 1875. Whymper, E. First. Half Leather. An account of a walk through part of the range and of an ascent to Elbruz in the summer of 1874. With illustrations engraved by E Whymper from photos taken during the journey and a map of the country traversed. 341... More